Underground Utility Contractor in Cleveland, OH

Cleveland is the largest city in Cuyahoga County, with an estimated 365,379 residents (2024 Census estimate) on about 78 square miles of land.

Industrial sites and older neighborhoods

Where industry and older neighborhoods share a city, two kinds of underground challenge sit side by side. Industrial and former industrial sites hold private networks of process lines, drains, pits and structures, some still in use and some long abandoned. Older residential neighborhoods hold services and laterals that may have been repaired many times, often with little record of what was done.

For industrial work, the plan starts with the plant's drawings and site rules. Pits, sumps, trench drains and separators can be cleaned with a vacuum truck; existing lines are exposed with hydro excavation before any excavation near live equipment; and new or replaced lines are installed during agreed shutdown windows.

For residential work, the plan starts with finding the problem. A camera inspection shows where a lateral has failed; a leak investigation narrows down a water service problem. The line is exposed at that point, often by hydro excavation because gas and water services run close, and repaired or replaced; where a replacement must pass beneath a porch or a drive, directional drilling may be an option.

In Cleveland, we work for industrial owners, businesses, developers, landlords, homeowners and public owners.

Notice before digging

OUPS receives locate requests in Ohio under Ohio Revised Code 3781.25 to 3781.38. Notice must be given at least two working days before digging, not counting the day of notice; there is no fixed ticket life, and digging must start within 16 calendar days (ORC 3781.28). Private and abandoned lines are not marked by that process.

Around Cleveland

Newburgh Heights, Cuyahoga Heights, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, Linndale and Garfield Heights are near Cleveland. We take on work in those communities too.

For an industrial site, include the site rules, the drawings and the work windows. For a home, the address, a description and any plumber's findings are enough to start, and we will reply with our questions.